Guardian Cryptic #28633

2021-12-20

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Across

1a

Husband enters to wreck party (6)

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5a

Largely woolly letter from abroad? (6)

8a

Sort of pipe Spooner couldn't confuse! (7)

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9a

Hint to politicians in the know (5,2)

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11a

Job done, cabbie, but now I'm confused (5,3,2,5)

12a

Level in cup match, right? (4)

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13a

Celtic fan, perhaps, sawing a leg off (10)

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17a

Come ashore, admitting being a laird? (10)

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18a

School is excellent, but beginning to go bad (4)

20a

Many thousands of moves taking ages (1,5,2,7)

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23a

What children learn early: they can get through a door without opening it (7)

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24a

An increasing problem ties boy in knots (7)

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25a

Believe this may be on the cards (6)

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26a

Size of old temporary housing (6)

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Down

2d

Extraordinarily powerful article Poirot was on to (9)

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3d

Old soldier heading off demonstrator (6)

4d

Mischievous spirit to depart, limpin' around (9)

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5d

Doctor taking holiday: that's a relief (5)

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6d

Policemen in some unit reorganised (8)

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7d

Automobile seen in Kansas City (5)

8d

Sphere in which your fortune may lie (7,4)

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10d

Unrealistic expectation of high tea? (3,2,3,3)

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14d

Beach pebble or rock (9)

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15d

Copy restriction? Not at first (9)

16d

Nanny's nanny? (8)

19d

Put money in, having lost one's shirt? (6)

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21d

External route diverted (5)

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22d

Start getting leg fixed (5)

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